Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) today published data showing COVID-19 death notifications received from individual adult care homes in Wales between 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2021. The data reflects deaths of care home residents involving COVID-19 notified to CIW, regardless of where the person died. The data released by CIW, which is responsible for regulating…
As the Welsh NHS enters a second pandemic winter, 17 medical royal colleges and faculties have come together with a joint statement calling for national action on workforce shortages, health inequalities and the NHS backlog (attached). As the Welsh government publishes its 2021 winter pressures plan, and on the first anniversary of the Welsh ‘firebreak’,…
New report reveals key areas for on-farm action to restore farming’s landscapes and lessen the impact of climate change Evidence from 18 UK farmers (including six from Wales) shows how locally-led actions are needed to bring back balance to ecosystems, rebuild soil health, prevent floods, protect water quality, restore habitats, enhance carbon management and strengthen rural communities…
Police in Rhondda have dismantled two cannabis factories. Acting on concerns from local residents, officers seized cannabis plants from houses in Tonypandy and Treherbert. Three men were arrested at the property in Tonypandy after trying to escape through a window and a teenage boy, who had been reported missing from London in August, was also…
New statistics have revealed that Wales had the lowest disposable household income in the UK before the pandemic struck, leading to accusations by the Welsh Conservatives that the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay “is not paying off for the people of Wales”. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show gross disposable household income…
Supply Teachers' Pay (Wales) https://www.nasuwt.org.uk/advice/supply-teacher/supply-teachers-pay-/supply-teachers-pay-wales.html Supply Teacher – Chelmsford £130.00 – £1180 per day Labour ministers will be urged to take action to avoid any further crisis in education during a debate in the Senedd on today (Oct 20). Welsh Conservative members, who have tabled the debate, will be putting pressure on the Labour administration…
A report by the Royal College of Physicians has uncovered “frightening experiences” for staff in Gwent hospitals, where some trainee doctors and consultants are “scared to come to work”. The report looking at Aneurin Bevan health board has further fuelled concerns about the Labour Government’s long record of NHS mismanagement in Wales, especially its decision…
In response to today’s BBC Wales story about the RCP report about Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Dr Olwen Williams, RCP vice president for Wales said: ‘Patient safety is our driving motivator here. The Grange was opened during the COVID-19 pandemic and we appreciate the work that went into opening the hospital early. However, the issues…
Following the success of last year’s inaugural competition, Theatr Iolo have announced they will be running their Young Playwrights’ Competition for a second year this autumn. In collaboration with Hyderabad Children's Theatre Festival, the children and young people’s theatre company will be making this year’s competition extra special by seeking entries from both Wales and…
Welsh Conservatives have repeated the call for a Wales-specific Covid-19 inquiry. On behalf of the Senedd Conservatives, Paul Davies MS challenged the First Minister over his refusal to hold a Welsh specific inquiry and denying victims’ families the answers they deserve. The questioning from the Welsh Conservatives follows a tweet last night from Mark Drakeford…
